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Urban Systems Lab
New York University
Environmental Studies Department
Goddard Hall
79 Washington Square East, 6th Floor
New York, NY 10003
 
 

Directions

TBD

Facilities

Large Conference Room

Conference Room 1618 is directly accessible from the elevator area; it sits 20 people around a table, and up to 40 thanks to the sidelines.

Small Conference Room

Situated near our kitchen, Conference Room 1613 comfortably seats up to eight people.

Meeting Rooms

Rooms 1610 and 1611 are two smaller spaces dedicated to taking zoom calls, having one-on-one meetings, and finding focus.

Work Spaces

Desks are spread across two rooms. 1604 is a flex space with six large work desks.

Nicknamed the fishbowl because of glass enclosures on three of its four walls, 1605 features a circumventing desk providing eight workspaces. And a sofa in the middle!

Director’s Office

Continue down the hallway from 1605, past the right turn. The Lab Director, Dr. Timon McPhearson’s office is in room 1608.

Kitchen & Shared Resources

Our floor features the following:

  • hot desk area

  • kitchen

  • espresso machine, milk frother, French press, drip coffee machine

  • dining table

  • all-genders bathroom

  • printer

  • remote stations

  • sofas

  • lactation room

  • friendly faces and good vibes

Campus & Surroundings

Food & Drink

the new school

minutes away

  • Whole Foods

  • Chipotle

  • Pret-à-Manger

  • Plethora of cafés

  • Dozens of restaurants

  • All kinds of shops

Architecture

Built in 1906, the Knickerbocker Building is clad in limestone, brick, and terra cotta. It features ornament derived from highly stylized and over-scaled Renaissance and Viennese Secessionist forms. Designed by Albert S. Gottlieb, it was built for Jacob Rothschild, Jr.; it was widely praised in its time for its up-to-the-minute mix of functions, fireproofing and, as the Landmarks Commission notes, “its contributions to the art of the modern office.”

The Knickerbocker Building’s name references a term for the old Dutch families that first settled New York City; along with the Stuyvesant and Schuyler Buildings across the street, this represents an early form of branding a thoroughly modern development with an air of antique respectability.

there’s a nice view!

Oriented toward the West, our 16th story windows offer plenty of opportunities for urban nature observation and magic hour lighting. Come visit!